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Village president praises coordinated opposition to Build Act, praises police 'scoopathon' and previews summer operations
Summary
President Gunstein thanked local outreach opposing the Build Act, commended the Bartlett Police Department's community ice-cream outreach (about 800 scoops served), and provided brief updates on the fountain pump replacement and street paving schedule ahead of summer events including Fourth of July.
President Gunstein used his report to thank elected officials and residents for coordinated outreach opposing the Build Act in Springfield and to recognize village staff and volunteers who filed witness slips and contacted legislators. He said the measure did not pass in that round and thanked residents for their involvement.
Gunstein also commended the Bartlett Police Department for a community outreach "scoopathon," saying staff and volunteers served approximately 800 scoops of ice cream to families and neighbors as a summer kickoff. The president thanked police and other participants for their work.
On operations, the board reported the village is replacing a failed fountain pump with a new pump expected to be installed on Friday (installation date provided as Friday in the meeting; the transcript does not specify a calendar date). Tyler (public works) said paving on Onida and other through streets should start Thursday and likely finish by the end of the week; he noted separate work on Oak from East View to the train tracks is part of an STP project funded by an "8020" grant scheduled for next year.
The president also previewed Fourth of July events scheduled across July 2–5, including skydivers on July 3, fireworks July 4 at 9:15 p.m. and a parade July 5 at 11 a.m., and asked staff to provide event maps and communications about parking changes.
